Shade and curtain hanger.



W. H. WiLDRlCK.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1915.

1,175,030. Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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Application filed March 8, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WARREN H. lVrLonIcK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phillipsburg, in the county of Varren and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade and Curtain Hangers: and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable Others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to curtains and shades. and more especially to hangers therefor; and one object of the same is to produce a curtain-pole fixture which may be applied to the shade fixture at any time without removing the latter or altering the construction of either.

Another object is to produce an improved form of base member and improved means for connecting the shade fixture therewith so that if it be desirable to adjust'said shade fixture vertically or laterally at the time the curtain fixture is applied, or at any other time, it can be done.

These objects are accomplished by making the parts of this hanger in a peculiar manner as fully set forth in the followingspecification and claims, and as shown in the drawings wherein-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of one corner of a window. with this improved hanger attached to its frame. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the hanger with all its members complete, and Fig. 3 a plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of the base member, Fig. 5 a similar view of theshaderoller bracket. and Fig. 6a similar View of the curtain-pole bracket.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the baseor support for this hanger, of which it will be understood there are two. one right and one left for each window; This base comprises a horizontal arm 2 and a vertical arm 3, the former being longitudinally slotted as at 4 whe eby it may receive attaching screws 5 which ass into the top of a window frame and which I would not set at the extremities of the slot but prefer to dispose slightly ref ote therefrom. so that the base member may be ad usted longitudinally at any time. The upri ht member is providedwith a threaded hole 6 about where shown. and at its lower e d with a forwardl projecting tongue 7. The whole is stamped from one Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 31:11. 14, 1916.

Serial No. 12,938.

sheet of'metal, and suitably ornamented to present a neat appearance. 5

The shade fixture is also made in right and left as will be understood. and likewise stamped from one piece of sheet metal suitably ornamented. It comprises a horizontal arm 12 bent at right angles as at 11 and turned-forward as at 10, and a vertical arm 13 having a longitudinal slot 14 slidably mounted over said tongue 7 and adapted to receive a screw 16' which enters said hole 6 in the base member. by means of which this fixture can be vertically adjusted at any time. The forwardly projecting portion 10 of the horizontal arm has a deep notch 15 formed in'its upper edge for the trunnion of the shade roller, and is notched in its lower edge adjacent the angle 11 as seen at 17, while the upper edge of the horizontal arm 12 is similarlv notched adjacent the said angle as seen at 18. The outer end of the arm 10 is turned aside and formed into an up ardly opening hook 19.

The curtain-pole fixture is by preference formed of a single piece of stout but spring wire, also suitably ornamented to present a neat appearance and to match the ornamentation of the other members'of this hanger. Near its outer end I give it a U-shaped bend 20for the reception of the curtain pole (not shown). and one arm of this bend is continued into what might be called the body of the fixture-and extends outward from the U-shaped bend and slightly downward as seen at 21. and at the inner end of the body it is turned sharply upward at an angle 22 into an upstanding arm 23 which is a little out of the plane of the body as will be seen, the upper extremity of the arm 23 being booked as shown at 24. In applying this fixture to the shade fixture. the wire device is grasped by its U-bend 20 and its upstanding arm 23 is passed under the arm 10 of the shade fixture until the hook 24 can be engaged with the notch 18. At this time the bend or angle 22 will engage the nrtch-17 and the body comes opposite the book 19 whose upper end is by preference slightly beveled as shown at 29: and up this bevel the body is pushed until it snaps into the book 19 by its own resiliency. Thereafter the weight of the curtain-pole in the U-bend 20 will but tend to bear the arm 21 downward and depress it more firmly into engagement with the book. while the tendency is resisted by the firm engagement of the will be clear.

With a hanger'as abovede'scribed, it is" propcsed to apply the base members to the window frame and leave them there, and ordinarily the shade fixtures are attached to the base members and also left in place Whether the shades are removed or. not. The slots in the horizontal arm of the base and the. verticallarm of the fixture obviously permit adjustment of parts so that the hanger may be fitted to a shade roller of any length, and the roller may be set exactly horizontal. Its trunnions' are now inserted in the openings 15, and its use is that ordinarily given to spring-roller shades.

In the fall when it is desired to put 'up a' curtain pole and curtains or lambrequii s, the wire curtain fixtures are snapped into place as above described, and the curtain poles laid in the U-bends ina manner which 'Attention is directed'to thefact that when the parts are in their working positions the bcdy2l'of thecurtain fixture passesacross the arm 10 of the shade. fixture at such a point, that it is beneath the opening 15 in the'lat'ter which receivesthe trunnion" of the shade. The r'esultofthis'detail of construe tion is that the shade may be-lifted out of place at any time it needs repair or cleaning, with as much ease as the curtain pole and its curtain may be lifted out: of the U-bends 20 when it needs repair or cleaning. (5 i What is claimedas new is: v s 1. The combination With a shade'bracket having a notch in its upper edge adjacent lcopie's ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissmner of latents,

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hook and extend the lengthof said arm on one sidethereof, the inner end of said body being bent laterally and extendedunder the lower edge of said arm inlthe notchtherein, the" free inner end being then bent laterally upward'on the opposite side of the arm, the free end of said upstanding portion being provided with a hook adapted to engage the first mentioned notch.

2. In a hanger of the class described, the combination with a base comprising a rightangular member whose horizontal arm is slotted and whose upright arm' is pierced with a threaded hole and provided with a forwardly projecting tongue at its lower end; of a shade fixturecomprisinghorizontal and; upright arms the latter-of which is ably engage said tongue and to receive a screw'which engages said threaded hole in the ba se,and means carried by the horizontal' armfor supporting the trunnion of a shade roller. 1

In testimony'whereof have hereunto'set H so provided witha vertical slot adapted to slidmy hand in presencegof two subscribing witnesses.

W RRENH. WILD ICK;

Witnesses: I 1

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